arran
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle English arayne, arane, from Old French araigne, aragne, from Latin arānea, related to or derived from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē). Doublet of Arachne.
Pronunciation edit
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈaɹən/
Noun edit
arran (plural arrans)
- (Yorkshire, obsolete) spider
- 1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Hollow’s Cottage”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, page 79:
- "And th' arrand (spider)? Yes, but I hev: I 've read th' history o' Scotland, and happen knaw as mich on't as ye; and I understand ye to mean to say ye 'll persevere."
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic [Term?], cognate with English rand (“edge, border”).
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
arran
- close to the root, close-cropped
- Tallar els cabells arran. ― Cut the hair close to the root.
- at level
- Omplir el gerro ben arran. ― Fill the vase up to the brim.
- near, closely
- Calcar seguint la línia molt arran. ― Trace the line very closely.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “arran” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “arran”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “arran” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Manx edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
arran m (genitive singular [please provide], plural arranyn)